The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-30
END OF A DESPERATE CAREER
The Logan and Tolliver Parties Of
Rowan County, KY, Fight 1t out On
the Streets-Craig ToIliver Killed.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June PIN.
formation bas been received by the
Transcript Of another battle in Row
an County, which occurred this morn.
ing at 9 o'clock. In this fight Craig
Tolliver, the desperate who lorded it
over that section, was killed. 1t is
said that large party of men, osten.
sibly led by DR.. Logan, whose two
sons were murdered in cold blood by
the Tolliver men about two weeks
ago, and who was in Jail in this city
at the time of the tragedy, had organ
lied a band of regulators for the
purpose Of ridding the county of the
desperadoes.
The rumors of this band being in
the neighborhood of Morebead have
been frequent. This morning, a lit
tie after nine o'clock, the regulators
be;ngIconcealed in close proximity to
Morekead, opened fire on Tolliver
and some of his gang who were on
the streets. Tolliver was killed in
the engagement, and the fight as
sume6 q bushwhacking character,
men hiding behind houses and trees
and shooting at any one that could
be seen.
Reports differ as to the number
killed; one placing the number at
five, including Tolliver, and another
stating that Craig Tolliver, two of
his brothers and thirteen others had
been killed. There is great con-
fusion in the telegraphic reports
coming, and accurate news is out of
the question.
CRAIG ToLLIvER.
Craig Tolliver was about ffty-fye
years old and has been a desperate
character for thirty years. He re-
yelled in bloodsded. In 1884, at the
August election, the Martin-Tolliver
feud was started, and since that time
more than a dozen men have been
killed in encounters between these
factions. At the first breaking out
Of the feud John Martin killed Bill
Tolliver, brother Of Craig, in fight.
Martin was placed in the Flemings-
burg Jail, from which he was taken
by Bill Bowling and others on
forged writ of habeas corpus, and
shot dead while on the cars en- route
to Morehead. The warfare F. been
carried on openly or in the {. loush
ever since that time. Two years
ago martial law was proclaimed in
Rowan Cc nty, but as soon as the
troops left the old troubles were re.
newed. Tolliver pretended that he
intended to reform, and some people
were foolish enough to believe bis pro-
fessions. They elected him to judge.
ship which Office he used to punish his
old enemies. His first official act re.
suited in the death of the twt Logan
boys, sons Of the Doctor, who lead
the assault of to-day. 1t has been
asserted that nothing but the death
of Tolliver would bring about peace
in Rowan County.
THE DEAD TOLLIVERs.
LOUISVILLE, June 22.-Lieutenant
Governor Windman, acting Cover
nor in the absence of Governor
Proctor Knott, has received the fol.
lowing telegram from Lexington {:
"Fighting all morning at Morehead.
Craig, Budd and Jay Tolliver are
already killed. Don't know how
many more. The town is full of
armed men. Think the worst is over.
The killed include Craig Tolliver,
Bud Tolliver, Jay Tolliver and Hir'
am Cooper. They were all shot
through the heart, and died instantly.
Craig Tolliver seems to have been q
general target, as he was so thorough
ly riddled as to be scarcely recogni'
Fable. Cate Tolliver, a twelve year
boy, aud three others, all of whom
we're captured except Cate Tolli7er,
who crawled into the brush and es'
capped, were wounded. Three Others
escaped, but one was captured after
wards. The attacking party was s